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CULTURALLY ADAPTING INTERVENTIONS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE CHILDREN WITH SEXUAL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS - Part 1, 2

Presenters: Lorena Burris, Jane Silovsky

Abstract Category: Native American focus

Instruction Level: Beginner

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Description:

This workshop will describe an adapted evidence-based treatment model for child sexual behavior problem, Honoring Children, Respectful Ways, which is designed for American Indian/Alaska Native children and their families. Culturally Adapting Interventions for American Indian/Alaska Native Children  with Sexual Behavior Problems

Abstract:

This workshop will describe the process of culturally adapting evidence-based treatment for child sexual behavior problem. The adapted treatment model, Honoring Children, Respectful Ways, is designed for American Indian/Alaska Native children and their families to connect with traditional values, ways and practices with the goals to develop positive beliefs about themselves and health values and behaviors in their relationships with others. Honoring Children, Respectful Ways was developed through Indian Country Child Trauma Center (ICCTC) which is part of the NCTSN and funded by SAMHSA. To adapt the evidence-based services, ICCTC worked with American Indian/Alaska Native consultants to adapt the original treatment model integrating American Indian/Alaska Native teachings, world view, and practices, and develop a service and training approach that is sufficiently flexible to engage American Indian/Alaska Native communities at their level of receptivity and to accommodate a range of tribal cultures as well as individual variations in cultural identity and affiliation. This workshop will address the adaptation process, compare the original treatment model to the adapted model, and provide information regarding the implementation of the flexible intervention approach.